chrip Fitineffreceived by all Saints. in that Epiftle of John the r. Chapter and the 3. verfe. zotpedvi. That whichwe have beard andfen, declare we unto you, that Commu. ye alfo may have fellowfhip with us 3 and truly our fellowfhip is nio, with theFather, and with His SonYu, Chriji. He does ex- ICor.r.2 hort them to fellowfhipwith them, with the Saints, up- Societas on this ground andmotive, becaufe their fellowfhip was Ga1.2.9. with the Father, and with the on : He does affert this fellowfhip with the Father, and with the Son ; with the molt ingenious affeveration ; And truly our fellowfhip, may be you will think this no great matter, truly our fel,- lowfhip is with the Father, and with His Son jefus Chrift. And fo in that knownplace in the r Corintkr: 10. 16. Ihe cup ofbiding which we blefs; is it not the Communionofthe Blood ofChrift ? (As you reade it) 'tis the fame word fellowfrip : And in the i Cor. i. 9.ver. 'tis Paid, God is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowfhip of Hi Son jefus Chrifi our Lord: The fameword there too, The word that is ufed in the :Nis of the Apoftles, where 'tis Paid, ihat the DifCiples had it all things common. Look therefore, as it is in a Society, where theyhave all things Common ; filch is the fellowfhip that is between Chrift, and the Saints : They have not ar ny Sin, but it is imputed to fella Chrift, though it begreat or fmall : and He bath not any Grace, 'but it is communi- cated to all the Saints - hath not any Grace, but they have Tome Grace or other that is Anfwerable thereunto : This is a great matter. Would you know the reafon now? Grace for Grace, Grace Anfwerable to His C race. Firft ofall. There is a glorious, andbleed union between Rear. Chrifi and every Chrifiian : a union beyond all expreffion. It is compar'd indeed, unto the union that is between the Head, and the Members : the Root, and the Branches : the Husband, and the Wife : but though they come up unto what Chriftintended, yet theyall fall fhort ofthis Vnion that is between Chrift and aChriflian : for the Head is not in theMembers, nor the Members in the Head, mutually, but Chrift in them, and they in Chrift Iinyou, andyou in Job. r4: me; 5 20.
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